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MetricVRTVertiv Holdings Co3665.TW3665.TWEMREMERSON ELECTRIC COAMEAMETEK INC/Median of the restexcluding VRT
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$195.59▼ 16.56 (7.81%)
NT$1875.00▼ 100.00 (5.06%)
$160.29▼ 2.82 (1.73%)
$247.36▲ 0.14 (0.06%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.10.0/1010.0/109.0/109.0/109.0/10
Market value$74.82B$365.55B$90.21B$56.65B
Revenue$10.23B$71.25B$18.02B$7.40B
Profit$1.33B$9.01B$2.29B$1.48B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.27.7%31.7%3.0%6.6%6.6%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.36.3%31.7%52.8%36.0%36.0%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.17.9%17.5%—25.8%21.7%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.13.0%12.6%12.7%20.0%12.7%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.18.5%6.8%14.8%22.6%14.8%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.33.8%19.3%11.3%13.9%13.9%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.27.3%19.4%—12.6%16.0%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.56.14x40.59x39.34x38.27x39.34x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.35.55x24.46x—28.44x26.45x
Price to book18.98x7.84x4.45x5.33x5.33x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.2.10x0.76x1.07x0.51x0.76x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/96/97/97/97.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safesafenot reportedsafe

How VRT compares with the others

  • VRT's operating margin of 17.9% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (21.7%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 27.7% against 6.6%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 56.1x against 39.3x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 2.1x against 0.8x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.